17^th World Bioenergy Congress and Expo

Biography

"Dr. Valasia Iakovoglou is a distinct graduate of Iowa State University, USA, with an MSc in Urban Forestry and a Ph.D. in Ecophysiologist/Silviculture. She has more than 25-yrs of national/international research and teaching experience with emphasis in seedling production and Restoration/Conservation of Ecosystems with emphasis on Biodiversity under the challenges of Climate Change. She has received numerous scholarships, awards and recognitions. She is an editor of ten international journals and a reviewer in more than fifteen with one of them being the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She has more than 100 publications that incudes books/book chapters, peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conferences. She is active in many scientific societies such as the Mediterranean Experts of Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) and associations such as the “Association of Inter-Balkan Woman’s Cooperation Societies (AIWCS)” of UNESCO Center, where she serves as Board Member. Currently she is the Director of the Ecotourism Sector of the UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect and a visiting professor at the MSc program “Man and Water” at the International Hellenic University (IHU). "

Research Interest

Conservation, Ecotourism, Nature-based solutions,